Sébastien Ogier won Rally Monte Carlo, first round of the World Rally Championship for 2017. That is a fourth consecutive triumph for the Frenchman at that race. It is also first win for his new team M-Sport and it is taken in their first event together.
“To win with M-Sport at the 1st race after 1 month of preparation is amazing! Thank you so much to the team, you deserve this victory”, were Ogier’s first words after the final. “It doesn’t mean the season will be easy, we know we have to keep working hard, but at least we start with a lot of points so we’re happy!”
Sébastien Ogier: “To win with M-Sport at the 1st race after 1 month of preparation is amazing!”
Ott Tänak had engine problems during the last day of the rally. The Estonian managed to get to the finish, while losing only one position. Jari-Matti Latvala took second, giving Toyota a podium in the its first race after a 17-year absence from the WRC.
Thierry Neuville was fastes in the Power stage, followed by Stephane Lefebvre and Juho Hanninen. They take five, four and three bonus points respectively. Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo – fourth and fifth in the stage – took two and one point.
Final standings:
| 1. | S. Ogier | Ford Fiesta WRC | 4:00:03.6 |
| 2. | J. M. Latvala | Toyota Yaris WRC | +2:15.0min |
| 3. | O. Tanak | Ford Fiesta WRC | +2:57.8 |
| 4. | D. Sordo | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | +3:35.8 |
| 5. | C. Breen | Citroën DS3 WRC | +3:47.8 |
| 6. | E. Evans | Ford Fiesta WRC | +6:45.0 |
| 7. | A. Mikkelsen | Skoda Fabia R5 | +9:32.7 |
| 8. | J. Kopecky | Skoda Fabia R5 | +12:58.1 |
| 9. | S. Lefevbre | Citroen C3 WRC | +14:43.8 |
| 10. | B. Bouffier | Ford Fiesta R5 | +16:16.4 |
| 11. | P. Tidemand | Skoda Fabia R5 | +16:16.4 |
| 12. | E. Camilli | Ford Fiesta R5 | +19:28.5 |
| 13. | Q. Gilbert | Ford Fiesta R5 | +21:09.5 |
| 14. | O. Burri | Ford Fiesta R5 | +27:16.0 |
| 15. | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | +30:52.5 |
#WRC Drivers points
1 Ogier 25
2 Latvala 18
3 Tanak 15
4 Sordo 13
5️⃣ @Craig_Breen & Evans 10
7️⃣ @SLefebvreRallye & Mikkelsen 6
9 Neuville— Citroën Racing (@CitroenRacing) 22 January 2017
#WRC Manufacturers points
1 @MSportLtd 40
2 @TGR_WRC 24
3 @HMSGOfficial 20
4 @CitroenRacing 10— Citroën Racing (@CitroenRacing) 22 January 2017
